Unit 2 课时4 Grammar（分层作业）英语译林版八年级上册

Unit 2 School life 课时4 Grammar 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 1. lunchtime /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/n. 午餐时间 2. least /liːst/ det. & pron. 最少的 adv. 最少 短语 1. break time 休息时间 2. thousands of 成千上万的 3. Italian food 意大利食物 句型 1. Linlin's school has less break time than Tomoya's school. 琳琳的学校课间休息时间比智也的学校少。 2. Linlin's school has the most weeks off for the summer holiday. 琳琳的学校暑假周数最多。 3. Tomoya's summer holiday is not as long as Nancy's. 智也的暑假没有南希的那么长。 ) 一、单词默写。 ( 1 / 7 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1.______________ /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/n. 午餐时间 2. ______________/liːst/ det. & pron. 最少的 adv. 最少 【答案】lunchtime；least 二、短语默写。 1. ______________休息时间 2. ______________成千上万的 3. ______________ 意大利食物 【答案】 break time；thousands of；Italian food 三、根据要求完成句子 1. 琳琳的学校课间休息时间比智也的学校少。 Linlin's school has ______ ______ ______ than Tomoya's school. 2. 琳琳的学校暑假周数最多。 Linlin's school has ______ ______ ______ ______ for the summer holiday. 3. 智也的暑假没有南希的那么长。 Tomoya's summer holiday is ______ ______ ______ ______ Nancy's. 【答案】1. less break time；2. the most weeks off；3. not as long as 四 、单项选择。 1．Millie has ________ free time than Sandy, because she has ________ work to do than Sandy.（　　） A．less； more B．fewer； more C．least； most D．fewest； most 【答案】A 【解析】句意：米莉的空闲时间比桑迪少，因为她的工作要做比桑迪多。根据句意可知than是比较级的标志，第一空只能用less修饰不可数名词time。故选：A。 2．—How many books can I borrow from the library at a time? —_______ two. If you want to borrow more，you will have to return the two books you have borrowed.（　　） A．At most B．More than C．At least D．Less than 【答案】A 【解析】句意：——我一次能从图书馆借多少本书？——最多两本。如果你想借更多的书，你必须归还你借的两本书。A.最多，B.多于，C.至少，D.少于，根据语境：最多两本。如果你想借更多的书，你必须归还你借的两本书。 故选：A。 3．—Mom, I would like to buy an iPhone Xs. —Why not buy Xiaomi? It costs ____an iPhone Xs, but it works well，too.（　　） A．less expensive than B．as much as C．more than D．less than 【答案】D 【解析】句意：——妈妈，我想买一部iPhone Xs。——为什么不买小米呢？它的花费比一部iPhone Xs少，但它也很好用。根据上下文，表示'更便宜'。所以要用比较级，less than少于。故选：D。 4．—What a beautiful skirt! I would like to buy a skirt like this，Mom. —OK, we can buy _____ one than this, but _____ this.（　　） A．a cheaper；not as nice as B．a cheaper；as nice as C．a nicer；not as cheap as D．a nicer；not so cheap as 【答案】B 【解析】句意：——多漂亮的裙子啊！妈妈，我想买一条这样的裙子。——好的，我们可以买一个比这个便宜，但是和这个一样好的。than前面要用比较级，as…as和……一样，中间要加形容词原形。故选：B。 5．Chinese students have _______ weeks ______ in the summertime than British students.（　　） A．more；on B．less；off C．more；off D．fewer；on 【答案】C 【解析】句意：中国学生在夏季的假期比英国学生多。根据题干，可知中国学生在夏季的假期比英国学生多。第一空用more；第二空是指...weeks off假期。故选：C。 五、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组填空（每词限用一次）。 do morning exercises，have a week off，spend less time doing one's homework，the same as， few，offer to，the number of，seem to，read in the sun，daily life （1）Last month，school children of No.1 Middle School 　 　 to relax themselves. （2）My father usually 　 　 at 8 in the morning. （3）Simon 　 　 than reading books last term. （4）　 　 the students in our school is larger than that in theirs. （5）There was little change in their 　 　 . （6）I have lived here since I was born. But Tom is new here. So he has 　 　 friends here than me. （7）　 　 is bad for your eyes. （8）The driver 　 　 drive us to the station. （9）The courses in this school are not 　 　 those in John's school. （10）Time 　 　 go faster when we are playing in the playground. 【答案】（1）had a week off（2）does morning exercises（3）spent less time doing his homework（4）The number of（5）daily lives（6）fewer（7）Reading in the sun（8）offered to（9）the same as（10）seems to 【句意】（1）上个月，第一中学的学生放了一周假来放松自己。 （2）我爸爸通常在早上8点做早操。 （3）西蒙上学期花在做家庭作业上的时间比花在读书上的时间少。 （4）我们学校的学生人数比他们学校的多。 （5）他们的日常生活几乎没有什么变化。 （6）我从出生起就一直住在这里。但是汤姆是新来的。所以他在这里的朋友比我少。 （7）在阳光下看书对你的眼睛有害。 （8）司机主动提出开车送我们去车站。 （9）这所学校的课程和约翰学校的课程不一样。 （10）当我们在操场上玩的时候，时间似乎过得更快了。 【解答】（1）had a week off.考查动词短语.结合句意，"to relax themselves"为了放松他们自己，可知是填入have a week off，由"Last month"可知为一般过去时，所以改为had。故答案为：had a week off。 （2）does morning exercises.考查动词短语.结合句意，"at 8 in the morning"早上8点钟，可知是填入do morning exercises，由usually可知是一般现在时，主语为My father，第三人称单数，改为does。故答案为：does morning exercises。 （3）spent less time doing his homework.考查动词短语.结合句意，"than reading books"可知是对比关系，填入spend less time doing one's homework，由"last term"可知是一般过去时，改为spent，one's改为与主语Simon，对应的形容词性物主代词his。故答案为：spent less time doing his homework。 （4）The number of.考查名词短语.结合句意，由空后的"the students in our school is"可知，是单数概念，填入the number of，……的数量，注意句首要大写。故答案为：The number of。 （5）daily lives.考查名词短语.结合句意可知，填入 their所修饰的名词短语daily life，their是复数概念，所以life改为lives。故答案为：daily lives。 （6）fewer.考查形容词.结合句意，"But Tom is new here"汤姆是新来的，没有什么朋友，填入few，由" than me"可知是比较关系，改为fewer。故答案为：fewer。 （7）Reading in the sun.考查动名词短语.结合句意，"is bad for your eyes"对眼睛有害，可知是填入read in the sun，分析结构可知，空处应填入动名词短语作主语，改为Reading in the sun，句首需大写。故答案为：Reading in the sun。 （8）offered to.考查动词短语.结合句意，"drive us to the station"开车带我们去车站，可知是填入offer to，offer to do sth.提供做某事，这里叙述的是过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，改为offered。故答案为：offered to。 （9）the same as.考查形容词短语.根据句意可知，"those in John's school"那些在约翰学校里的，应填入the same as。故答案为：the same as。 （10）seems to.考查动词短语.根据句意可知，填入seem to，下文"when we are playing in the playground."可知要用一般现在时，改为seems。故答案为：seems to。 六、阅读理解。 You may feel curious（好奇的） about students in other countries：Do they also have so much homework？ What do they do in their free time？ On April 8，a report came out on the life of high school students in China，Japan，South Korea and the US．It surveyed around 6，200 students from the four countries last year．You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report． Who studies hardest？ Chinese students spend the most time studying．Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day．That's much more than students of the US（26.4%），Japan（8.2%） and South Korea（5.2%）． Who sleeps most often in class？ Japanese students fall asleep in class most often．About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off（打瞌睡） in class．In South Korea is 32%；in the US，21%；and 5% in China． South Korean students don't like taking notes．About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class，many fewer than in Japan（93%），China（90%） and the US （89%）． Who is the most distracted（分心的）？ American students are the most active in class，but also the most distracted：64.2% said they talk with friends in class；46.9% said they eat snacks（点心） in class；and 38.9% said they send e﹣mails or read unrelated（无关的） books in class． What do they do after school？ In their free time，most Chinese students study or surf the Internet．Most American students go out with their friends．Most Japanese students do physical exercises．Most South Korean students watch TV． （1）In the report，who studies hardest？ 　 　 A．Japanese students． B．Chinese students． C．American students． D．South Korean students． （2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？ 　 　 A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class． B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class． C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class． D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often （3）In China，how many students fall asleep in class？ 　 　 A．45%． B．32%． C．21%． D．5%． （4）What do American students do in their free time？ 　 　 A．Do physical exercises． B．Study or surf the Internet． C．Watch TV． D．Go out with friends． （5）What is the article about？ 　 　 A．It is a report about the students' lessons in four countries． B．It is an article about the students' study and life in four countries． C．It is a story about students' sports after class． D．It tells us that American students don't like studying． 【答案】BADDB 【句意】这篇文章提供了一篇关于中国，日本，韩国，美国四个国家的学生的平时学习生活还有业余生活。 【解答】（1）B 考查细节理解题，根据文中的 第二段中 Chinese students spend the most time studying．中国学生花费大部分的时间学习，可知应选B。 （2）A 考查细节理解题，根据文中的第五段South Korean students don't like taking notes．About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class，many fewer than in Japan（93%）可知93%的日本学习喜欢上课记笔记，故答案A。 （3）D 考查细节理解题，根据文中的第三段Japanese students fall asleep in class most often．About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off（打瞌睡） in class．In South Korea is 32%；in the US，21%；and 5% in China．可知日本学生最常在课堂上睡觉．大约有45%的人说他们有时在课堂上打瞌睡，在韩国是32%；在美国，21%；5%在中国，故答案D。 （4）D 考查细节理解题，根据文中的最后一段Most American students go out with their friends．可知 大多数美国学生和他们的朋友出去，故答案D。 （5）B 主旨题．根据第二段On April 8，a report came out on the lives of high school students in China，Japan，South Korea and the US，这是关于四个国家学生生活的报告．故选B项。 七、完形填空。 At Lingyun School，the sports day was coming soon. Lily，Tom，Amy，and David were on the class's 4× 100﹣meter relay（接力）team. But they argued（争吵）about their（1）　 　 from the very beginning. Lily，the fastest runner，wanted to run the last leg（棒）to be the hero，while Tom thought he must run（2）　 　 to decide the starting speed. At the same time，Amy kept asking them to practise passing the stick，but nobody listened. David kept quiet in the corner， （3）　 　 about making mistakes. While they were practising，some（4）　 　 happened. Lily dropped the stick when passing it. Tom didn't run as they planned，so the next runner couldn't（5）　 　 the stick. They started to argue again and stopped practising. Then PE teacher Mr.Zhang came over and said， "To（6）　 　 the race，we should work together as a team! Teamwork means more than just one person being the best. （7）　 　 each other." After hearing that，they all changed. Amy showed an easy way to pass the stick （8）　 　 .David suggested that they shouldn't slow down in the middle. Lily changed her mind and ran the second leg for the team. On the race day，they shouted "Gol" for each other. Because of（9）　 　 passing and harmonious（协调一致的）running，they won second place! When we（10）　 　 everyone's good points and listen to each other's ideas，we become stronger. True power lies in listening and working together as one. （1） A.roles B.rules C.classes D.hobbies （2） A.first B.second C.third D.fourth （3） A.excited B.curious C.worried D.careful （4） A.events B.changes C.successes D.accidents （5） A.see B.take C.drop D.throw （6） A.run B.win C.practise D.improve （7） A.Look for B.Smile at C.Listen to D.Call on （8） A.happily B.quietly C.early D.safely （9） A.slow B.careless C.difficult D.excellent （10） A.use B.cover C.create D.describe 【答案】ABCDB BCDDA 【句意】本文主要讲述了莉莉、汤姆、艾米和戴维参加接力赛的故事。 【解答】（1）考查名词。句意：但他们从一开始就争论他们的角色。A.角色；B.规则；C.班级；D.爱好。根据Lily，the fastest runner，wanted to run the last leg to be the hero，while Tom thought he must run…to decide the starting speed.At the same time，Amy kept asking them to practise passing the stick，but nobody listened.David kept quiet in the corner（跑得最快的莉莉想跑最后一棒，成为英雄，而汤姆认为他必须跑……来决定起跑速度。与此同时，艾米不停地让他们练习传球，但没有人听。大卫在角落里保持沉默）可知，他们从一开始就争论他们的角色。故选A。 （2）考查序数词。句意：跑得最快的莉莉想跑最后一棒，成为英雄，而汤姆认为他必须第一个跑才能决定起跑速度。A.第一；B.第二；C.第三；D.第四。根据Lily dropped the stick when passing it.（莉莉在传递时把接力棒掉了。）可知，接力棒从她手里掉了，所以判断她是第一棒，所以汤姆应该是第二个。故选B。 （3）考查形容词。句意：大卫在角落里保持沉默，担心会犯错。A.兴奋的；B.好奇的；C.担忧的；D.仔细的。根据David kept quiet in the corner，…about making mistakes.（大卫在角落里保持沉默，……会犯错。）可知，此处是说"大卫在角落里保持沉默，担心会犯错。"worry about担心，是固定短语。故选C。 （4）考查名词。句意：在他们练习的时候，一些事故发生了。A.事件；B.改变；C.成功；D.事故。根据Lily dropped the stick when passing it.（莉莉在传递时把接力棒掉了。）可知，此处指"在他们练习的时候，一些事故发生了。"故选D。 （5）考查动词。句意：汤姆没有按计划跑，所以下一个运动员拿不到接力棒。A.看见；B.拿；C.掉；D.扔。根据Lily dropped the stick when passing it.（莉莉在传递时把接力棒掉了。）可知，此处指"下一个运动员拿不到接力棒。"故选B。 （6）考查动词。句意：为了赢得比赛，我们应该像一个团队一样一起合作！A.跑；B.赢；C.练习；D.提高。根据we should work together as a team!（我们应该像一个团队一样一起合作！）可知，此处指"为了赢得比赛，我们应该像一个团队一样一起合作。"故选B。 （7）考查动词短语。句意：听彼此的想法。A.寻找；B.对...微笑；C.听；D.号召。根据Because of …passing and harmonious cooperation，they won second place.（由于……传球和默契的配合，他们获得了第二名。）可知，此处指"听彼此的想法。"故选C。 （8）考查副词。句意：艾米展示了一个安全传递接力棒的简单方法。A.开心地；B.安静地；C.早地；D.安全地。根据Amy showed an easy way to pass the stick.…（艾米展示了一个安全传递接力棒的简单方法。）可知，此处指"艾米展示了一个安全传递接力棒的简单方法。"此处用副词safely修饰动词pass（传递）。故答案为D。 （9）考查形容词。句意：由于出色的传球和默契的配合，他们获得了第二名！A.慢的；B.粗心的；C.困难的；D.优秀的。根据they won second place!（他们获得了第二名！）可知，此处指"由于出色的传球和默契的配合，他们获得了第二名！"故选D。 （10）考查动词。句意：当我们使用每个人的优点，听取每个人的想法，我们变得更加强大。A.使用；B.覆盖；C.创造；D.描述。根据When we…everyone's good points and listen to each other's ideas，we become stronger.（当我们……每个人的优点，听取每个人的想法，我们变得更加强大。）可知，此处指"当我们使用每个人的优点，听取每个人的想法，我们变得更加强大。"故选A。 Part 1: Read and Explore There are many kinds of subjects in school. Do you know "labour class"? It's different from other subjects. According to People's Daily，a study shows that our Chinese primary students only spend 12 minutes a day on housework on average（平均），less than（少于）72 minutes in the US，42 minutes in the Republic of Korea and 36 minutes in France. So many schools open labour class to help more students live better. I'm very happy to hear that. But do you know what we can learn from it？ We can learn living skills from it. The teacher will teach us some useful skills — planting trees, growing tomatoes，keeping pets and cooking. Maybe these life skills are easy for adults（成年人），but it's kind of difficult for us to learn them well. At the same time we can also be great helpers for our parents. As we know，our parents are very busy with their work and they are usually tired after a day's work. If we can take care of ourselves well and help them when they need，they will feel relaxed and we will feel happy，too. Part 2: Skills Challenge Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） （1）Why do many schools open labour class? A. Chinese students are good at doing housework. B. Chinese primary students spend less time on housework than students in other countries, and labour class helps them live better. C. Labour class is easier than other subjects. D. Parents want schools to do housework for their children. （2）What THREE skills can students learn from labour class? a. ___________________________ b. ___________________________ c. ___________________________ Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） （3）Complete the sentences with proper words: The writer felt ______ when hearing schools open labour class. (happy/sad) Students may feel ______ when they help their busy parents with housework. (proud/tired) Parents will feel ______ after a day's work if their children take good care of themselves. (relaxed/worried) Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） （4）Imagine you've learned growing tomatoes in labour class. Your parents are too busy to look after the tomato plants at home. How would you use the skill to help them? Use at least one strategy from the story (e.g., applying the learned skills, taking responsibility). Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） （5）Do you think labour class is only useful for learning housework skills? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story. 【答案】 Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） （1）B （2）a. planting trees b. growing tomatoes c. keeping pets（或cooking，任选三个即可） Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） （3）happy；proud；relaxed Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） （4）I would use the skill of growing tomatoes I learned in labour class to take full responsibility. First, I'd water the tomato plants regularly according to what the teacher taught, making sure they get enough sunlight. Then, I'd check for pests and deal with them properly. When the tomatoes ripen, I'd pick them and show them to my parents. This way, my parents don't have to worry about the plants, and they can rest after work. Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） （5）No, I don't think labour class is only useful for learning housework skills. The story says that besides learning living skills like cooking or growing tomatoes, students can also be great helpers for their parents. For example, when parents are tired from work, students who can take care of themselves and help with housework make parents feel relaxed, and students themselves will feel happy too. This shows labour class also helps develop a sense of responsibility and improves family relationships, not just teaches housework skills. $$Unit 2 School life 课时4 Grammar 分层作业 核心知识速记 03拓展培优 01基础达标 04思维进阶 02能力提升 ( 词汇 1. lunchtime /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/n. 午餐时间 2. least /liːst/ det. & pron. 最少的 adv. 最少 短语 1. break time 休息时间 2. thousands of 成千上万的 3. Italian food 意大利食物 句型 1. Linlin's school has less break time than Tomoya's school. 琳琳的学校课间休息时间比智也的学校少。 2. Linlin's school has the most weeks off for the summer holiday. 琳琳的学校暑假周数最多。 3. Tomoya's summer holiday is not as long as Nancy's. 智也的暑假没有南希的那么长。 ) 一、单词默写。 ( 1 / 7 ) 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 1.______________ /ˈlʌntʃtaɪm/n. 午餐时间 2. ______________/liːst/ det. & pron. 最少的 adv. 最少 二、短语默写。 1. ______________休息时间 2. ______________成千上万的 3. ______________ 意大利食物 三、根据要求完成句子 1. 琳琳的学校课间休息时间比智也的学校少。 Linlin's school has ______ ______ ______ than Tomoya's school. 2. 琳琳的学校暑假周数最多。 Linlin's school has ______ ______ ______ ______ for the summer holiday. 3. 智也的暑假没有南希的那么长。 Tomoya's summer holiday is ______ ______ ______ ______ Nancy's. 四 、单项选择。 1．Millie has ________ free time than Sandy, because she has ________ work to do than Sandy.（　　） A．less； more B．fewer； more C．least； most D．fewest； most 2．—How many books can I borrow from the library at a time? —_______ two. If you want to borrow more，you will have to return the two books you have borrowed.（　　） A．At most B．More than C．At least D．Less than 3．—Mom, I would like to buy an iPhone Xs. —Why not buy Xiaomi? It costs ____an iPhone Xs, but it works well，too.（　　） A．less expensive than B．as much as C．more than D．less than 4．—What a beautiful skirt! I would like to buy a skirt like this，Mom. —OK, we can buy _____ one than this, but _____ this.（　　） A．a cheaper；not as nice as B．a cheaper；as nice as C．a nicer；not as cheap as D．a nicer；not so cheap as 5．Chinese students have _______ weeks ______ in the summertime than British students.（　　） A．more；on B．less；off C．more；off D．fewer；on 五、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或词组填空（每词限用一次）。 do morning exercises，have a week off，spend less time doing one's homework，the same as， few，offer to，the number of，seem to，read in the sun，daily life （1）Last month，school children of No.1 Middle School 　 　 to relax themselves. （2）My father usually 　 　 at 8 in the morning. （3）Simon 　 　 than reading books last term. （4）　 　 the students in our school is larger than that in theirs. （5）There was little change in their 　 　 . （6）I have lived here since I was born.But Tom is new here.So he has 　 　 friends here than me. （7）　 　 is bad for your eyes. （8）The driver 　 　 drive us to the station. （9）The courses in this school are not 　 　 those in John's school. （10）Time 　 　 go faster when we are playing in the playground. 六、阅读理解。 You may feel curious（好奇的） about students in other countries：Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? On April 8，a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US．It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report． Who studies hardest？ Chinese students spend the most time studying．Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day．That's much more than students of the US（26.4%），Japan（8.2%） and South Korea（5.2%）． Who sleeps most often in class？ Japanese students fall asleep in class most often．About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off（打瞌睡） in class．In South Korea is 32%；in the US，21%；and 5% in China． South Korean students don't like taking notes．About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class，many fewer than in Japan（93%）, China（90%） and the US （89%）． Who is the most distracted（分心的）/ American students are the most active in class，but also the most distracted：64.2% said they talk with friends in class；46.9% said they eat snacks（点心） in class；and 38.9% said they send e﹣mails or read unrelated（无关的） books in class． What do they do after school? In their free time，most Chinese students study or surf the Internet．Most American students go out with their friends．Most Japanese students do physical exercises．Most South Korean students watch TV． （1）In the report，who studies hardest? 　 　 A．Japanese students． B．Chinese students． C．American students． D．South Korean students． （2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 　 　 A．93% Japanese students like taking notes in class． B．Most Chinese students do physical exercises after class． C．38.9% American students talk with friends in class． D．South Korean students fall asleep in class most often （3）In China, how many students fall asleep in class? 　 　 A．45%． B．32%． C．21%． D．5%． （4）What do American students do in their free time? 　 　 A．Do physical exercises． B．Study or surf the Internet． C．Watch TV． D．Go out with friends． （5）What is the article about? 　 　 A．It is a report about the students' lessons in four countries． B．It is an article about the students' study and life in four countries． C．It is a story about students' sports after class． D．It tells us that American students don't like studying． 七、完形填空。 At Lingyun School，the sports day was coming soon. Lily，Tom，Amy，and David were on the class's 4× 100﹣meter relay（接力）team. But they argued（争吵）about their（1）　 　 from the very beginning. Lily，the fastest runner，wanted to run the last leg（棒）to be the hero，while Tom thought he must run（2）　 　 to decide the starting speed. At the same time，Amy kept asking them to practise passing the stick，but nobody listened. David kept quiet in the corner， （3）　 　 about making mistakes. While they were practising，some（4）　 　 happened. Lily dropped the stick when passing it. Tom didn't run as they planned，so the next runner couldn't（5）　 　 the stick. They started to argue again and stopped practising. Then PE teacher Mr.Zhang came over and said， "To（6）　 　 the race，we should work together as a team! Teamwork means more than just one person being the best. （7）　 　 each other." After hearing that，they all changed. Amy showed an easy way to pass the stick （8）　 　 .David suggested that they shouldn't slow down in the middle. Lily changed her mind and ran the second leg for the team. On the race day，they shouted "Gol" for each other. Because of（9）　 　 passing and harmonious（协调一致的）running，they won second place! When we（10）　 　 everyone's good points and listen to each other's ideas，we become stronger. True power lies in listening and working together as one. （1） A.roles B.rules C.classes D.hobbies （2） A.first B.second C.third D.fourth （3） A.excited B.curious C.worried D.careful （4） A.events B.changes C.successes D.accidents （5） A.see B.take C.drop D.throw （6） A.run B.win C.practise D.improve （7） A.Look for B.Smile at C.Listen to D.Call on （8） A.happily B.quietly C.early D.safely （9） A.slow B.careless C.difficult D.excellent （10） A.use B.cover C.create D.describe Part 1: Read and Explore There are many kinds of subjects in school. Do you know "labour class"? It's different from other subjects. According to People's Daily，a study shows that our Chinese primary students only spend 12 minutes a day on housework on average（平均），less than（少于）72 minutes in the US，42 minutes in the Republic of Korea and 36 minutes in France. So many schools open labour class to help more students live better. I'm very happy to hear that. But do you know what we can learn from it？ We can learn living skills from it. The teacher will teach us some useful skills — planting trees, growing tomatoes，keeping pets and cooking. Maybe these life skills are easy for adults（成年人），but it's kind of difficult for us to learn them well. At the same time we can also be great helpers for our parents. As we know，our parents are very busy with their work and they are usually tired after a day's work. If we can take care of ourselves well and help them when they need，they will feel relaxed and we will feel happy，too. Part 2: Skills Challenge Task 1: Understand the Story（基础理解） （1）Why do many schools open labour class? A. Chinese students are good at doing housework. B. Chinese primary students spend less time on housework than students in other countries, and labour class helps them live better. C. Labour class is easier than other subjects. D. Parents want schools to do housework for their children. （2）What THREE skills can students learn from labour class? a. ___________________________ b. ___________________________ c. ___________________________ Task 2: Talk About Feelings（情感表达） （3）Complete the sentences with proper words: The writer felt ______ when hearing schools open labour class. (happy/sad) Students may feel ______ when they help their busy parents with housework. (proud/tired) Parents will feel ______ after a day's work if their children take good care of themselves. (relaxed/worried) Task 3: Be a Problem Solver（问题解决） （4）Imagine you've learned growing tomatoes in labour class. Your parents are too busy to look after the tomato plants at home. How would you use the skill to help them? Use at least one strategy from the story (e.g., applying the learned skills, taking responsibility). Task 4: Critical Thinking（批判性思维） （5）Do you think labour class is only useful for learning housework skills? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story. $$